Bangladesh vs Belgium: Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)

Bangladesh
12.91 million people
in 2022
Belgium
11.54 million people
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Belgium rank
33rd

Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 12.91 million people against 11.54 million people in Belgium, a difference of 1.37 million people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 33rd of 119 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Belgium Difference Ahead
1980s 773,376 people 9.72 million people 8.95 million people Belgium
1990s 2.29 million people 9.94 million people 7.65 million people Belgium
2000s 3.02 million people 10.25 million people 7.23 million people Belgium
2010s 4.48 million people 11.00 million people 6.52 million people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices), Bangladesh or Belgium?
Bangladesh, at 12.91 million people against 11.54 million people in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) between Bangladesh and Belgium?
1.37 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
7 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Belgium ranks 33rd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.